Pico Peak
| Pico Peak | |
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Pico Peak seen from Killington Peak
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,967 ft (1,209 m) |
| Prominence | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Listing | #71 New England 100 Highest |
| Coordinates | 43°38.36′N 72°50.18′W / 43.63933°N 72.83633°WCoordinates: 43°38.36′N 72°50.18′W / 43.63933°N 72.83633°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rutland County, Vermont |
| Parent range | Coolidge Range |
| Topo map | USGS Pico Peak Quad |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | maintained hiking trail |
Pico Peak is a mountain located in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. It is the northernmost summit of the Coolidge Range in the Green Mountains, and the second highest in the Coolidge Range after Killington Peak. Pico Peak is flanked to the south by Ramshead Peak, and to the north faces Deer Leap Mountain across Sherburne Pass. The peak's name may stem from the Abenaki for "the pass/opening" or indeed from the Spanish or Portuguese word for "peak", Pico. Seen from Sherburne Pass the summit resembles a cone. "Pico Peak" appears on the 1869 Beers Atlas of Rutland County, Walling's 1860 Map of the State of Vermont and Chace's 1854 Map of Rutland County (albeit reversed with Killington Peak).
The northeast side of Pico Peak drains into Kent Brook, thence into the Ottauquechee River, the Connecticut River, and into Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The southeast side of Pico drains into Roaring Brook, and thence into the Ottauquechee. The northwest side of Pico drains into Mendon Brook, thence into East Creek, Otter Creek, and Lake Champlain, which drains via the Saint Lawrence River into the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec, Canada. The southwest side of Pico drains into Brewer's Brook, and thence into Mendon Brook.
Pico Peak and 1,000 acres (4 km2) of forest were presented to Mortimer R. Proctor as a birthday present in 1910. He sold the mountain to Pico Ski Inc. in 1948.Pico Mountain ski area — part of Killington Ski Resort since December 1997 — is located on the northwest side of Pico Peak, with its base lodge on U.S. Route 4. Pico opened in 1937, and the first T-bar lift in the United States was installed there in 1940.
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